Octagonal ham boiler



June 16, 1925. 1,542,022

' V H.ADELMANN OCTAGONAL HAM BOILER Filed March 30. 1925 INVENTOR m oRNEY Patented June 16, 1925i.

UNITED; STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

HANS ADELMANN, OF NEliV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HAM BOILER CORPORATION,

` OF NEW YORK, NQY., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

OCTAGONAL HAM BOILER.

Application ined March so, 1925. serial no. 19,264.

`To all whom t may concern.'

Be it 'known `that 1, HANS ADELMANN, a citizen of the. United States, residing` at New `York city, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and Statev of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Octagonal .Ham Boilers, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to boilers adapted for the cooking of ham and the like and more particularly to devices' of that nature comprising power means for compressing the contents of said boilers, and to mold Yafham best shaped for slicing. f

`Among the objects of' this invention is to provide a ham boiler having novel means for :compressing a ham and the like, said means being arranged. `in the form of levers to have a high mechanical advantage Ato permit of the easy compression of the ccntentsof the ham boiler. l

Another object of this invention is to` provide a ham boiler having novel` compres sion means, and resilientmeans co-operating therewith to retain the contents of said boiler under xpressure, said compression means comprising a plurality of levers having novel co-operation with the' boiler andthe cover therefor, said levers having co-operation with said resilientmeans and arranged to permit of a' considerable deflec tion thereof to provide for a high degree of adjustment ofthe pressure within said receptacleand for the swelling of the contents of the boiler as the cooking progresses.

lVithf the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating `a practical embodiment thereof reference is had-to the accompanying.drawings in which like `reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in `which Figure 1 is a plan view of the ham boiler with parts broken away.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. i n

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2 showing a detail of the invention.

Vtrimmed oft in making sandwiches. cover is arranged. to be movable up and Fig. 5V is a sectional detail of a modification. u

Fig. 6v is a perspective view of a preferred design of ham. y

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 10 represents a receptacle having a flange 11 formed along the outside thereof and preferably at the rim of said receptacle. Said flange serves to` suitably stitlen said receptacle and may comprise means such as the offset portions 12 for cooperating with power and locking devices as will be described hereinafter for depressing a cover 13 so as to compress the contents of said receptacle. Said receptacle is of suitable size and form to receive a ham or other contents as desired and is preferably of generally octagonal shape inboth longitudinal and transverse section, "the corners of the receptacle being eliminated to form the sides 14 and similarly the cover beingformed with an inclined-flange construction as shown at 13a so that the form of the ham or the slices of meat packed in the boiler is such as to eliminate such waste as occurs when the corners of the ham-are Said down 'within the sides of the receptacle to compress the contents thereof as aforesaid.

Means for actuating` said cover are provided which are mounted thereupon and includea plurality of levers 15, each of which is provided with means for engaging the receptacle at the depressed portions or tongues 12, said means taking preferably the forni of the racks 16 which are arranged to pivotally engage said levers as by means of the pins 17. Each of said levers is arranged to movably or pivotally engage said cover at a plurality of points thus providing lfor the proper equilibrium" for said levers.

More specifically, said levers `engage said cover as beneath the hooks 18 which are secured to said vcover bv means of the plates 19, and have abutment with said cover at points between said racks andthe hooks 1S as by meansofthe resilient members 20. Said resilient members `are mounted upon Vpins or screws 21 which extend from said levers and engage the cover in a suitable manner as by means of the bosses 22 formed upon the plates 19,` said resilient members being arranged to surround said bosses so as to be reliably held in place thereby. Said pins have iii'm'alile enga,' 1ementy with' said lef-fers, and are slida'ble within the holes 23 formed therein while the heads ot' said pins serve to retain said levers and said cover in predetermined spaced relation with each other against the torce exerted by the springs 20. Said levers are generally arranged so to exert the abutment 'forces at opposite points ot said cover so as to secure a. proper balance thereof, while said resilient members are located' ioacent to said racks to permit ot the use ot resilient members or" a considerable length and for a high deflection thereof to secure vthe requisite variation in pressure uoonl the contents ot the boiler as the operator may desire. Thus l arrange said levers to' extend across said cover and in opposite directions relatively to each other, the ends tlie'reoi" eng@ ng said hooi-is being preferably in proximity to' said t' ver w iile the opposite ends of said levers are in spaced relation thereto. This arrangement provides, moreover, 'for a high levere to per-miu ot easy compression oi' the boiler contents. More specifically, the normal mode ot operation' is tor the operator to iirst engage rack with the receptacle at a predeteri'nincd tooth., and then to depress the tree end ot the lever to engage the same with its co-operating hook, a considerable leverage being thus provided, the tu'lcrum being at the rack. When both levers are so e'ngaged Vthe cover is in proper balanced position and is movable upward against the force of the springs as the boiler contents expand in course 'of cooking, the levers pro'- viding at their pivotal connectionsv for ample movement. Said levers are' also mounted in close proximity to each other and are preferably oiset slightlyv as shown at 2e to permit the racks to be arranged centrally orn said receptacle. ln' a similar manner, the resilient members are arranged along a centra-l longitudinal` axis ot. the receptacle, while the free ends ot the levers are tapered or odset slightly at 25 to form tongues to engage readily beneath the hooks 18. 'lhe total o'set, however, as between said tongues and the cent-ral axis of the receptacle is kept at a minimum to prevent binding and to insure a smooth operation of sait levers.

is a modification of the arrangement of he levers, I show in Fig. 5 a plurality of levers 15a havingiixed pivotal engagement with the cover of the receptacle and similarljvY actuated by a resilient member. Said xed pivotal engagement is provided by means of a connection by means of a pin 26 to an ancnor member 27 which is arranged to support the boss 22 and is secured to the cover of the receptacle. Thus a plurality ol fixed engagement means is provided between the cover and each lever, one being at the pins 2G and the other at the pins 2l, the levers being o''Jera-tive by being depressed directly at said rack by manual er power driven means.

Whereas in Fig.` 2 the power is applied at the longer ends of the lever, in the arrangement 0f Fig. 5, the power is applied more directly over the rack ends ot the levers and so close to the point of application ot the power to the springs. Force applied to the rack or outer end oit either lever will tend to cause such lever to tilt or pivot with relation to the hook 18 as a pivot. lt will also be noted that in each arrangement the levers cross each other between the ends of the boiler and ext-ended practically from one end to the other thereof and so torm a means for giving readily and easily suitable compression to the structure, and yet provide a' means along with the racks' or hooks for cooking and handling` purposes.

The form of ham or other commodity molded and cooked yin this boiler, shown at H in Fig. G, is peculiarly well suited for the purpose under consideration, especially for the making of sandwiches, in which practice it is always desirable from every viewpoint tor thev meat, irrespective of the thickness in which it may be sliced, to be so formed as to substantially lill the space between the slices ot bread and with practically no overlap or projection from the bread. 1t is my purpose, therefore, in the practice ot this particular invention to form or mold a meat product of the most suitable form or size as t'o meet these requirements as well as to present the most pleasing appearance in the piece before being sliced. Furthermore, in the present extensively practiced art 'ot making and boiling hams it is customary to not only remove the bones, but alsothe skin, in which condition the meat and 'fat are left in a substantially fluid state adapting the mass to be formed according to the design indicated so that the hock or knuckle end of the ham, which ieretolore has been a subject of considerable waste, involving a problem in economy both to the ham maker and the dealer, is now utilized to good advantage by becoming suitably intermingled with the more ileshy portions of the ham as a result of the formation in this new boiler. lt will be noted also that every particle of the mass may be formed into regular slices without a particle o'tl waste" and that every slice throughout the ham between the extreme end slices is octagonal in shape.

I claim:

l. In a ham boiler, the coi'nbination with a receptacle and a cover therefor, of means for depressing said cover to bear down upon the contents of said receptacle and to lock said cover in depressed position, said means comprising a pair of levers'extending across said cover, racks pivoted to an end of each of said levers and arranged to adjustably engage sai-d receptacle at opposite points thereof, each of said levers having pivotal engagement at the other end thereof with said cover and at a point opposite to the location of its rack, resilient abutment means being provided lor each lever at a point between the ends thereof to resiliently depress said cover according to the adjustment of said racks, said resilient means being arranged in proximity to said racks and remotely from the opposite ends of said levers so as to provide space for a considerable deflection of said resilient means when said racks are adjusted.

2. In a ham boiler, the combination with a receptacle and a cover therefor, of means for securing said cover to said receptacle comprising `a pair of levers extending' across said cover side by side, a pair of pivot means near the ends of said Vcover eo-operating individually7 with said levers, and fastening means at both ends of each lever, said -fastening' means having freely detach able engagement with said receptacle at one end of a lever and similar engagement with said cover at the other end of the lever.

3. In a ham boiler, the combination with a receptacle and a cover therefor, of means for securing said cover to said receptacle comprising a pair of levers extending across said cover side by side and disposed symmetrically about the central vertical plane of the boiler, upstanding Vguide means being provided upon the cover near the ends thereof cio-operating individually with said levers to retain the same in movable engagement with said cover, resilient means at said guide means providing individual pivot means for said levers, and means at one end of both levers engaging the receptacle at opposite ends thereof and at the other ends of said levers for engaging said cover, said levers being movable downward along the guide means to compress the resilient means and depress the cover, said levers being likewise movable about said guide means in a horizontal direction toV be attached or detached from said cover for releasing the same or for locking it down.

4. The combination as in claim 3 wherein said guide means are located about the longitudinal central plane of the boiler and the adjacent portions of said levers are mounted symmetrically thereon, each lever being offset to one side oi said plane and extending thence into engagement with said cover at a side of the guide means co-op erating with the other lever.

In testimony whereof I alliX my signature.

HANS ADELMANN. 

